Hafsia Herzi
Hafsia Herzi | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, film director |
Years active | 2007–present |
Hafsia Herzi (born 25 January 1987) is a French actress, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for her debut role in the award-winning Franco-Tunisian feature
Early life
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Career
Acting
Herzi's film debut is 2007's The Secret of the Grain.[2] She has also appeared in 2011's House of Tolerance.[3]
In 2016, Herzi starred in Sex Doll.[4] Aside from her French film work, she has also appeared in American independent films War Story and This Teacher.[5][6]
Filmmaking
In 2019, Herzi directed her first feature film, You Deserve a Lover.[7] In June 2021, her second feature, Bonne Mère, was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[8] At Cannes, it won the Ensemble Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.[9]
Personal life
Herzi has a son with her partner, cyclist Nacer Bouhanni.[10][11]
In 2017, Herzi had an altercation with a chauffeur after the latter declined her request for a detour.[12] According to Herzi, the chauffeur had previously made sexual innuendos alluding to nude scenes in her films and accusing her of violating religious morals.[13] She was cleared of charges of insult by the court of first instance,[14] but the Court of Appeal of Paris found her guilty of non-public racial insult.[15]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Secret of the Grain | Rym | |
2008 | Dawn of the World | Zahra | |
A Man and His Dog | Leïla | ||
2009 | The King of Escape | Curly Durandot | |
Buried Secrets | Aïcha | ||
2010 | The Rabbi's Cat | Zlebia | Voice |
2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Sonia | |
House of Tolerance | Samira | ||
The Source | Loubna Esmeralda | ||
2012 | The Inheritance
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Hajar | |
2013 | Exit Marrakech | Karima | |
The Marchers | Monia | ||
On My Way | Jeanne | ||
2014 | Le Sac de farineh | Sarah | |
Certifiée Halal | |||
War Story | Hafsia | ||
2015 | Par accident | Amra | |
2016 | Sex Doll | Virginie | |
2017 | Des plans sur la comète | Inès | |
Of Skin and Men | Amel | ||
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno | Camélia | ||
2018 | Féminin plurielles | Hafsia Chouchane | |
Black Tide | |||
Le Banc | |||
This Teacher | |||
2019 | You Deserve a Lover | Lila | Also as director |
Mektoub My Love: Intermezzo
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Camélia | ||
Persona non grata | Iris | ||
2021 | Madame Claude | Nadège | |
Bonne Mère | — | Director | |
À l'ombre des filles | Jess | ||
2022 | Trois nuits par semaine | Samia | |
La Gravité | Sabrina | ||
La Cour | — | Director | |
2023 | The Rapture | Lydia | |
Borgo | Melissa | ||
2024 | My New Friends † | World premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival[16] |
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ Mandelbaum, Jacques (14 July 2009). ""Ne pas être cantonnée à l'Arabe de service"". Le Monde. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Feinstein, Howard (16 May 2011). "House Of Tolerance". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary (9 February 2017). "European drama 'Sex Doll' is a meandering take on a high-end call girl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Michael, Chris (28 January 2014). "War Story – first look review". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Sarachan, Risa (28 September 2020). "'This Teacher,' Mark Jackson's Provocative Film About Fear And Racism In America". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Young, Deborah (20 May 2019). "'You Deserve a Lover' ('Tu merites un amour'): Film Review | Cannes 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (10 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Soriano, Jianne (18 July 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Goldszal, Clémentine (10 October 2023). "Le cinéma fait femmes d'Hafsia Herzi". Le Monde. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Kachour, Walid (3 October 2023). "Nacer Bouhanni en couple : qui est sa compagne Hafsia Herzi ?". Télé-Loisirs. Prisma Media. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Dubois, Camille (5 December 2019). "Hafsia Herzi condamnée pour injure raciale contre un chauffeur VTC". Purepeople. Webedia. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Un Arabe peut-il traiter un Arabe de « sale Arabe » ? Deuxième acte". Le Point. 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Hafsia Herzi condamnée pour avoir traité un chauffeur VTC de « sale Arabe »". Le Point. 4 December 2019.
- ^ "L'actrice française Hafsia Herzi condamnée pour avoir traité un chauffeur de "sale Arabe"". RTL info. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
External links
- Hafsia Herzi at IMDb
- 2009 Interview with Hafsia Herzi at Cineuropa.org
- Hafsia Herzi Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Shooting Stars profile